Song Description

A very funny playful pop song about wanting to be a superhero and then looking up and not seeing superman but someone else that is a superhero and realizing that there are other superheroes too. A song that Blink 182, Spin Doctors, Smashmouth, Counting Crowes, Black Crowes, John Mayer, Dave Matthews Band could cover.

Lyrics

well i want to be a superhero
i want to be that number one guy
i want to wear a red cape and green goggles
but they revoked my license to fly

so i went down to the superhero agency
they asked me what type of guy i wanted to be
i said i wanted x-ray vision
and to drive an old model-t

and i said oh my god oh my god
i looked up in the sky and i saw another guy
it wasn’t superman but he sure could fly
and i said oh my god

i am a real american hero
there aren’t too many of us around
it seems they’ve all retired
looks like they’ve gone underground

i like to dress incognito
that way no one knows who i am
i wear black converse high tops
and the only cereals i eat are made from pure whole wheat bran

oh do i have right stuff
should i make a go of it
so far i haven’t been tested
no one’s called on me yet

so i put my name in the yellow pages
right under superhero for rent
they say that’s the way to get business
but the only people who’ve called needed their parents consent